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Use Of Moonlight In Dracula

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Title The novel Dracula by Bram Stoker contains many elements of Gothic literature. Stoker uses moonlight, darkness, and fog to create a Gothic atmosphere. First, Stoker uses moonlight to create a Gothic atmosphere. Moonlight acts as a subtle touch to the Gothic atmosphere. “The night was dark, with occasional gleams of moonlight between the rents of the heavy clouds that scudded across the sky (Stoker 283). The moonlight adds to the eerie feel that Gothic literature gives off. Stoker uses moonlight in many parts of the novel, yet it is never used by itself only, but always alongside other elements. Another element Stoker uses to create a Gothic atmosphere is darkness. “This startled me, but as the effect was only momentary, I took
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